This May, we're asking the question, "With so many reasons to ride, what's yours?" The beauty of the bicycle is that it means many things to many people, so we wanted to highlight some of those many reasons this National Bike Month.
Today, we heard from Meg Anderson, of Springfield, OH, who rides to feel younger, and also...

In 2014 the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) invited states to endorse its new design manual for urban streets – the Urban Street Design Guide (USDG). Eight states endorsed the USDG with 7 of those states ranking in the Top 10 of our rankings. Tennessee is the only state outside of our Top 10 to endorse the NACTO USDG, and the only state in the South to endorse the...

Rolf Prima built a one-of-a-kind VCX Disc wheelset for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show and, boy, did it get attention. The Eugene, Oregon, company had numerous offers to buy the bright turquoise wheelset on the spot, but they decided they could do more. We partnered with Rolf Prima to raffle off the wheelset, with all proceeds going to power bike advocacy!

This May, we're asking the question, "With so many reasons to ride, what's yours?" The beauty of the bicycle is that it means many things to many people, so we wanted to highlight some of those many reasons this National Bike Month. Today, we heard from Chelsea Roadman, who works in the University of Auburn's Parking Services Department, and rides to inspire other students. Plus, she's got a...

This year, we added several new questions to our Bicycle Friendly State survey and changed how some questions were scored in response to feedback from state bicycle and pedestrian coordinators and statewide bicycle advocacy groups. The Bicycle Friendly State ranking could not happen without the hard work of state Department of Transportation bicycle and pedestrian coordinators and statewide...

This May, we're asking the question, "With so many reasons to ride, what's yours?" The beauty of the bicycle is that it means many things to many people, so we wanted to highlight some of those many reasons this National Bike Month. Today, we heard from Mari Lynch, of Monterey County, CA, who was featured on her local radio station about why she rides.

On the first day of National Bike To Work Week, the League of American Bicyclists has released its 2015 Bicycle Friendly State ranking. For the eighth year in a row, Washington continues to lead the nation, but states like Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Utah moved up the ranking in 2015, shaking up the top 20.

During last week's #BikeChat we took a look at the state of family biking, in light of Bike to School Day on May 6!
We heard some great insights and tips from veteran family bikers and also from others who are more nervous about giving it a try. Read on to learn more. And mark your calendars for next week's #BikeChat as we break down the 2015 Bicycle Friendly State ranking!

If you ask League Bicycle Friendly Business staff what the most surprising and encouraging trend from recent rounds of awards is, they're quick to shout, "hospitals!" Several hospitals across the United States are providing patient care in new and innovative ways by bike -- and they're encouraging and supporting the health and wellness of their employees by offering bike commuting classes,...

This May, we're asking the question, "With so many reasons to ride, what's yours?" The beauty of the bicycle is that it means many things to many people, so we wanted to highlight some of those many reasons this National Bike Month. Today, we heard from Madi Carlson, of Seattle, WA, and a family biking extraordinaire.